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gamble away

VERB
fritter away
Synonyms
WEAK
blow deplete diddle away dissipate fribble away fritter misspend run through spend foolishly squander throw away trifle away
VERB
waste
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blow consume deplete dissipate divert drain exhaust lavish lose misuse squander undermine
STRONG
atrophy corrode crumble debilitate decay decline decrease disable disappear droop ebb emaciate empty enfeeble fade gnaw misapply perish sap sink splurge thin wane wear wilt wither
WEAK
be of no avail burn up eat away fritter away frivol away go to waste misemploy pour down the drain run dry run through throw away trifle away wear out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accumulate collect fill gather hoard maintain save starve succeed
STRONG
aid assist bloom build develop grow help improve increase raise rise strengthen
WEAK
create preserve

Example Sentences

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“Let’s not gamble away what we've achieved and risk a setback,” she urged.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 27, 2020

To partake, players must gamble away parts of themselves — language, years, or love.

From The Verge • May 22, 2019

Attracting economic investment is one thing, but what will the casino’s societal impact be if its clientele is made up mostly of retirees who come to gamble away their social security checks?

From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2017

But, in truth, he is merely a disgraced lawyer who has come to gamble away money that he fleeced from an elderly client, from what he calls his Inexhaustible Fund.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 23, 2014

The sorcerer who led the eldest Pandava brother astray in a cursed game of dice, where he was forced to gamble away his entire kingdom.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi